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Philanthropy
Episodes · 12 months
38
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Nov 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 5 of 3,584, 5 of 3,862, 1 of 4,115, 3 of 4,226, 3 of 4,731, 2 of 4,438, 3 of 4,230, 5 of 4,319, 4 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 6 of 4,624, 1 of 4,594.
All time
165
+27 via 23 narrower
On record
97
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
5d ago
Nov 10, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 0, 0, 0, 4, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp13 people
46%
31%
23%
- Prioritize evidence-based efficiency6 people · 46%
- Integrate philanthropy with business4 people · 31%
- Challenge philanthropic power structures3 people · 23%
Prioritize evidence-based efficiency
Charitable efforts must focus on rigorous measurement, direct impact, and data-driven results rather than overhead or paternalism.
6 people · 5 episodes
A 100% donation model, where all public donations go directly to the cause while private donors cover overhead, is the most ethical approach to solving humanitarian crises.
“so from day one 100% 100% I mean this I think you know in the founding moment I had the advantage of not knowing any better Simon I mean I picked up HTML I picked up um I picked up HTML for dummies because I was gonna have to build a website and I picked up how to start a charity for dummies”
Simon Sinek · Mar 2024 · 5 episodes · 87K views on this topicJA
He believes that donor-advised funds should be required by law to distribute their assets to the community within a specified timeframe to prevent them from becoming stagnant wealth-warehousing vehicl
“what we're saying is that if the donor gets the tax credit today that within a certain amount of time that money needs to start flowing into the community that this shouldn't be wealth warehousing vehicles that some of them are especially some of the very big ones are”
The Investor's Podcast Network · Apr 2022 · 2 episodes · 11K views on this topic
Charitable organizations should be evaluated based on the measurable outcomes and improvements to human lives they produce, rather than focusing on metrics like overhead costs.
“if you've got a lousy charity it's gonna stay a lousy charity even if you've got zero percent overhead”
The Rich Roll Podcast · May 2022 · 1 episode · 10K views on this topicIntegrate philanthropy with business
Philanthropy is most effective when integrated into corporate culture, business models, or market-based solutions.
4 people · 4 episodes
A business model that integrates charitable impact into video content is superior to simply giving away money without purpose.
“if i had to choose between doing content that goes viral or or doing content that goes by while also helping people it's like i'd rather do the one that also just helps people because why not”
Colin and Samir · Apr 2021 · 6 episodes · 41.1M views on this topic
Companies should integrate philanthropy and generosity into their core culture from the very beginning of their existence.
“when I start a company I'm going to make sure that philanthropy and giving and generosity and these values are in the culture of the company from day one”
The All-In Podcast · Sep 2024 · 1 episode · 191K views on this topic
Philanthropy should be integrated into business as a long-term investment that builds loyalty and ensures the thriving of the organization.
“But I'm saying if we build it into the business that this is a long-term investment that you're making because see today's companies all these online companies and everything they're all thinking about when to sell and go out.”
Sadhguru · Feb 2026 · 2 episodes · 829K views on this topicChallenge philanthropic power structures
Current philanthropic models often mask systemic injustices, avoid taxes, or allow wealthy donors to exert unaccountable influence.
3 people · 2 episodes
Philanthropy should not allow philanthropists to ignore the underlying economic injustices that make their charitable efforts necessary.
“philanthropy is commendable but it should not allow the philanthropist to overlook the economic injustice which makes philanthropy necessary”
TED · Jul 2020 · 1 episode · 33K views on this topicGG
The current model of big philanthropy is broken because foundations prioritize perpetuity and tax avoidance over actually moving money to address urgent social needs.
“The problem with it, as I see, is that it's not moving. That amount of money continues to pile up. And we now have in these bank accounts, what we call foundations and donor-advised funds, we have 2 trillion dollars piled up. 2 trillion.”
Adam Conover · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 17K views on this topic
Philanthropy from the wealthy is often an ineffective way to influence society that allows them to avoid taxes while maintaining control over the distributed money.
“Our [ __ ] up economic and political system allows the very wealthy to unfairly amass absurd piles of cash and then get a tax benefit by slowly eking it out back out of the society they siphon the money from.”
Adam Conover · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 17K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jun 2017